a webinar series on promoting successful transitions · 2014-10-25 · the individuals with...
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Launching Students with Disabilities Toward Adulthood A Webinar Series on Promoting Successful Transitions
What Did You Look Forward To About Life After High School?
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Why We Do What We Do…
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)...to ensure that all children with disabilities have
available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes
special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs
and prepare them for further education, employment, and
independent living...
To Read More Visit: http://idea.ed.gov
Further Education Employment Independent Living
...to ensure that all children with disabilities have
available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes
special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs
and prepare them for further education, employment, and
independent living...
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Transition is a “coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including...
• post-secondary education• vocational education• integrated employment (including supported employment)• continuing and adult education• adult services• independent living• or community participation”
To Read More Visit: http://idea.ed.gov
A “Results-Oriented Process”
How Far We’ve Come... How Far Still to Go...
1. Opportunities for Postsecondary Education
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20061046-10391704.html http://www.npr.org/2011/04/13/135345982/colleges-address-autistic-students-struggles http://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/ccp/autistic-college-students-navigate-the-hidden-curriculum
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities
228+ programs
40+ states
To Learn More Visit: www.thinkcollege.net
Young Adults with Disabilities Attending Postsecondary Education Up to Two Years After High School
To Learn More Visit: www.nlts2.org
Postsecondary vocational, business, or technical school
20.8%
2-year orcommunity college
34.6%
4-year college or university
0.9%
2. Opportunities for Meaningful Work
2. Opportunities for Meaningful Work
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Employment Status After High School (up to 4 years)
Source: NLTS2 Wave 3 Parent and Youth Interviews
Opportunities for Community Living
Residential Independence After High School (up to 4 years)
Source: NLTS2 Wave 3 Parent and Youth Interviews
What Makes the Difference?
Opportunities for Meaningful Work
To Learn More Visit: http://tennesseeworks.org/by-the-numbers/
A Critical Juncture
Helpful (and Free) Evidence-Based Guides
• Evidence-Based Practices and Predictors in TransitionNational Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Centerwww.nsttac.org
• Guideposts for SuccessNational Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youthwww.ncwd-youth.info
• National Standards & Quality IndicatorsNational Alliance for Secondary Education and Transitionwww.nasetalliance.org
Family Engagement
Strong Assessment
Early Work Experiences
Strong Partnerships
Self- Determination
1. Meaningful Transition Assessment
“An ongoing process of collecting information on the student’s strengths, needs, preferences, and interests as they related to the demands of current
and future living, learning, and working environments.”
What is Transition Assessment?
Sitlington, Neubert, Begun, Lombard, & Leconte (2007)
“…appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon
age-appropriate transition assessments related to training,
education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living
skills.”
AssessmentWhat are my strengths?
What skills do I need to learn?
Where do I want to live?
What are my
interests and passions? In what areas do I
need to improve?
Do I need to go to college?
To Learn More Visit: http://nsttac.org/content/age-appropriate-transition-assessment-toolkit-3rd-edition
What supports would most help me?
2. Early Work and Career Experiences
Early Work Experiences Certainly Matter
To Learn More Visit: http://nsttac.org/ytw
3. Self-Determination Skills and Opportunities
Parents
Youth
GOALS
Teachers
Self-Determination Takes Time
•Choice-making•Decision-making•Problem-solving•Goal-setting and attainment•Self-management•Self-advocacy and leadership•Self-awareness & self-knowledge
To Learn More Visit: http://www.ngsd.org
4. Engaging Families in Meaningful Ways
To Watch this Family’s Story: http://tennesseeworks.org/success-stories/family/wilson-family/
Things Tennessee Families Wonder About…
• Supporting strong transition planning• Understanding the impact of working on benefits• Teaching skills and attitudes leading to
employment• Connecting their child to a job in the community• Helping their child prepare for college• Understanding the adult service system• Selecting an employment provider• Understanding different types of employment
experiences• Accessing waiver programs for long-term
services and supports• Receiving support from vocational rehabilitation • Applying for legal conservatorship
To Learn More Visit: http://www.pacer.org/publications/ncsetbriefs.asp
5. Developing Community and Agency Partnerships
To Learn More Visit: http://tennesseeworks.org/feature-stories/launching-community-conversations-in-tennessee/
Improving Collaboration and System Linkages
School Services
Adult Services
Transition Services
School Services
Adult Services
Transition Services
Don’t Go it Alone
Three Principles to Guide This Work
Inclusion
Individualization
Outcomes
What’s New In Transition?ResourcesOccupational DiplomaVR Initiatives
Your Reflections and Questions
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